Sand Creek hires former Pueblo East football coach Dave Ramirez

Dave Ramirez (front) watches his Pueblo East team take the field during the 2014 Class 3A state championship game. (Mark Adams

COLORADO SPRINGS — Sand Creek has hired Dave Ramirez, the former Pueblo East coach who won a Class 3A state title in 2014, as its head football coach. Athletic director Jared Felice confirmed the hire to CHSAANow.com.

Ramirez stepped down as the coach of the Eagles after winning a state title and joined the coaching staff at Liberty for the 2015 season.

But after one year as an assistant, Ramirez was ready to to get back in the saddle as a head coach. The opening at Sand Creek was turned out to be the right opportunity.

“As we begin this new era of Scorpion Football I want to clearly state that our goal from day one is to build a championship program,” Ramirez said in a statement. “I truly believe we have the players, the tools, and the necessary fire to take those steps. I am eager to meet my team and begin the process.”

The Scorpions went 0-10 last year and the prospect of bringing in a coach that has taken a team to a state title was just too good for Felice to pass up.

“Coach Ramirez possesses all the essential qualities of a successful program leader,” Felice said. “We are excited and fortunate to have him on board.”

Ramirez will see the Lancers for the next two seasons as both teams have been placed in the “Southern 3” conference in the recently approved 4A conference alignments.

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